Involuntary Termination of Parent-Child Relationship of K.E. v. Indiana Department of Child Services

On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 82A04-1407-JT-320

DAVID, Justice.

J.E. is the Father of two children, J.A.E. and K.E. While Mother was pregnant with K.E., Father and Mother were both charged with multiple drug-related criminal offenses. These charges prompted the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) to file a petition alleging that J.A.E. was a Child in Need of Services (CHINS), which the trial court ultimately found J.A.E. to be. Eventually, both Mother and Father’s parental rights over J.A.E. were terminated. Thus, the current case only relates to the…